Card cutting machine



T. A. scHwAMB ET AL 2,010,567

GARD CUTTING MACHINE Filed May 31, 1933 1o sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 6, 1935.

Aug. 6, 1935. T. A. scHwAMB Err Al.

CARDACUTTING MACHINE Filed May 51, 1933 10 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE. N+ n Rs-Hys.

Aug. 6, 1935. T. A. scHwAMB ET Al.

CARD CUTTI NG MACHINE Filed May 31, 1933 10 Sheets-Sheet 3 :nubi-tys-Aug. 6, 1935.v T. A. ScHwAMB ET Al.

CARD CUTTING MACHINE Filed May 51, 1933 1o sheets-sheet 1 NNY Aug- 6,1935- T. A. scHwAMB Er AL 2,010,567

CARD CUTTING MACHINE'.`

Filed May 3l, 1933 10 Sheets-Sheet 5 INvEN-Pm R5:

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CARD CUTTING MACHINE FiledMay 31, 1933 1o sheets-sheet e ets-Sheet 7 10She A118- 6, 1935- T. A. scHwAMB ET AL CARD CUTTING MACHINE Filed May51', 195s M@ .www mv Nyww Mw. w. n n u @MMV .r ,h IDEHHW, E

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I CARD CUTTING MACHINE I Filed May 31, 1955 1o sheets-sheet A118- 5,1935- T. A. scHwAM Er Al. 2,010,567

CARD CUTTING MACHINE 'Filed May s1, 1933 1o sheets-sheet 9 Aug. 6, 1935.T. A. scHwAMB Er AL 2,010,567

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\ cfwthe type employing a `plurality of pairs of Vrotarycuttersfordivding strips of card stock transversely intoindividualcards. f In the operation of'jmachines ofthis charace ter,since-the" clearance between the'individual 'cards into which thestripis dividedis negligible, diiiiculties are `encounteredinthe""feeding1`and `operatiornldueitfo the tendency'of the edges of ad-Mjacentcardsto contact Withorfoverllap one an-A otherjthus Y interferingwith thefsmooth delivery f #of *the `-cards`,ir1`.regulanlines andtheir` even stacking. ,Thejpresent .invention has, therefore,` `l5 foran object-'to overcome this Fdiliculty, an'dftto' this `,endcontemplates `the provisionA of .means i f wherebyadjacent' cards,` asthey areclit, arealternately` guidedior deflected into 'different paths,preferably. at different elevations, alongwhich l they pass tor-separatedelivery and stacking `instrumentalities, thereby effectually preventingthe accidental interengagement ofthe edgesof cards in adjacent lines,since the lines .of 4cards travelling -ina, given `path :are spacedaparta ,distance equal approximately to the Width of l the cards.-

i; y Othercbjects of the invention are to provide t a completelyautomatic machine of this'jtype capable of successively feeding stockAstrips from a vstack ina suitable hopper -to the-,cutters and deliveringthe cut cardsinV a convenient arranger.

ment for s ubsequent-handling; to provideyfeedf- 'ing,fcutting anddelivery mechanisms whichcan bereadily adjusted toadapttheymachine tothe cutting `of cards of a .Widevariety 0f size sg' to` `provide feedingmechanisrnj-vvhich may-rbc fad; j usted in accordance-,With thethickness surfacefcharacteristics of thestocl and Whichis otherwise Welladaptedtoj the accurate and reliable feeding of the strips; andttoprovide means for accurately and automatiallysquaring the `strips withthe cutters prior totheir presentair f tiontheretof l I f The foregoingand other objectsof the invention,` together with' means vvl'ierebyV thelatter may t 'bffe carried into effect, will best be understood from i 1thefollowingdescription of a preferred embodiment thereofY `illustratedin the accompanying drawings. -It will alsobe understood,v however, vhatthe ,particular construction described andv s Qvvn has been chosenfforpurposes ofV exem pliiication merely, and thatjthe invention, as dew ifined, by the claims "hereuntoappended,'may-,beV

fotherwise embodied Without; departure from the piritandscopethereof." Y1" 2,010,565- l CARDfCrrINGi t 1 5 John Robinson Company, eprpcrationof` `litiassaehusetts Application May"3i,1933, serialjifiaeracezj jlis claims. v(Ci. 1621?615" Figi l3 is a'fragmentary detail view cf there,

handling of the cards subsequent to the"ci`1tti ng l i f-Figs". 5V andware plan" views of l*theleftand `right halves, respectively,

1in Samachar l s f i Fig., 1 is a side' elevationn of substantially thecomplete machine.`

Figl-2 i'sa similar vievT 4on an Venlarged scale: ,t

of a partv c'fthe mechmsmjsnpwn at tnegnght ceiving ,endl ofthevcollecting meoli'ariisrn;v f Fig. 4j-is a frontfelevaticn, partly brokenaway.

Qf lt'he; portion foffthe oni'theY Enel-1, Figjg'; l Fig'. 8 is alongitudinal section talen substan;

Figi 1o-11s aA Sinniarfyi'ew illustrating theffeqf of the card stock"strips from tlfi'eistackf l Fig: 1 0a is a similar, butfragxnentaryand-some-A what. diagrammatic ivievv, further illustratingthe operation. f-

j Fig. 12 is 'alfragmentary detail-perspective view of (portionsj of thestrip supply-ing mechanism ried." Fig.: 13 is andthe auxiliary frame bywhich they'are car-jassimilarviewfof other parts of` said i'rnechanism,showing certainfof said parts dis-T 1 connected, and illustrating lparticularly `'the` means 'for adjusting oneof the combinedsupportingfand 'feed' rollers` Fig la isanelarged,` fragr'nentary,Vsubstanti'allyv central horizontal "sectional viewof the cutting!instrumentalities'tand V associated t deliveryV cuttinginstrumentalities. Y

Figi l? is a detail perspective view ofjone deflectorplates.

Figffl is afragnientary frontelevat'on of the C Fig.-18` isadetailfperspectivevievv offthe delivV Y ery unit.

r l Fig. 19is a-frag'mentarysid elevation of parts` of fthe cutting,delivery, 'andlcollwecting mechanisms, illustrating the separationfofthe parts for? thelpur'poseof adjustingthe machineto cards of differentWidths;

Y `As iimstrated in'rig11`,zthearaboadstock is;

prior to presentation to the machine,` cut by Vany suitable means intostrips A of a Width usually corresponding to the length of the desiredcards. These strips are fed laterally, or in the direction of theirwidth,V to the cutting instrumentalities' of the machine which dividesaid strip along lines B, spaced in accordance with the desired width of'the cards, into. Jvindividual l cardsCVa certain .amount of scrap =orwaste 2D being usually trimmed from' the ends ofthe strip.

For convenience of description, the generali organization of the machineand .the ,functions and cooperative relationship of theseveral'instrumentalities will rst be outlined, .afterwhich thepreferred constructionof 'theseveral .instrumentalities individually, aswell as :their lsupports and actuating connections, will be describedmore in detail. f y

Referring to Figs. 9 and l0, the strips A are supplied in a stack Ev toa hopper comprising Aa pair of end uprights (seealso Eigs. 1, 2, 4, 5 6and .8D .anda suitable nunciber of `side or rear-uprights in the'form'ofV gates 26, the latter having outwardly bevelled lower ends 2J,rounded at their forward edges. .Spacedhom :the lower ends of 'thegates2S a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the strip A,inorder to :form a discharge opening Y28 `for l.single strips, is a feedrollerfZ upon rwhich the adjacent edge of the rstack Eis supported. Thewidth of the discharge v Vopening is preferablyslightly :less than thethickness of Vthe strips,j.tlie ro-ller .29 .havin-glia yielding,surface permitting fthe forcing'fof the strips'through said opening.r'ifhe .opposite edge of .the stack- ;is-.supported by a second feed,roller 30. The feed rollers :29;and v3l! are positively andintermittently rotated in fthe .direc-.tion indicated by the arrows on'Fi-g.. ,9 and operateto Yfeed the stripsA successively from thevbottoni of the stack through the feed opening 2B to Aa paire-f feedrollers 3i which deliver them to a feed table 52 over whichv loperates'apusher 33. The plane of the axes of theY rollers 3i; is inclinedrearwardly to the-vertical in order to facilitate :the transfer of :lthe strips'A from the feed opening 2d tothe table 32 which is located ata lower level. Y l

At'thefrearerldef the-table '8,2 are the cutting instrumentalitieswhich, as shown 'most clearly in Figs. 9,l i4 and yi5, vcompri-se twoparallel series of l, oo-axialrotary cutters Stand lk3.5 respectively,:the

several cutters im coa-@ting with the rSlective cutters 35 to eiect ashearing cut and engaging thesame alternate-ly at opposite sides, asshown most clearly 'in Fig. i5,

placed in opposite directions from the -oniginad plane of the strip-asthey lare out. The pusher resisrocates.'inrmrertime the stripsupplyingmechanismfon the :table 32 toward and from the cutters, so ast0 the strips A, Yaseleposited on .said .ltaeleioy the reilers 3l,laterally againsttheicutters., asfw-ill aiepear from-Fig. e9. The pusher33., isjformed with a straight rear edgefpfrallel to' the plane of theaxesfz-.ofcut-ters. and-therefore acts to automatically square the stripwith respect'to said cutters, that visfzto, .sayg'move the sameV into aposition of accurate-fparallelism-toV the axes .of thevcuttersjasitcispresented thereto,I so as to cause said strip l.tof-be' out`a.ocuraftely at :right gers" 35 are provided, which fingers `:pressupon aistrip-Avon table slanci yieldingly resist feed `rods 29, 3@ and3i.

The effect of this-'ar-` rangement is to .cause lalternate cards C .ofthe. seri-es into 4which the stripsA are out to be 'cl-.is-v

the movement of said strip by the pusher, so as to insure-engagement ofthe former by the latter throughout its edge.

Aldjacent cards C of the series, which, as above explained, aredisplaced in opposite directions by the cutters 3d and 35, are directedin different paths by two sets of deilectors 31, 38 and 31a, 36a,respectively, :each `:se't .comprising an inner series 3TH or fel-*a'and an "outer series 58 'or 38a. The deflectors?, 38 and Sla, 33a ofthe respeciiiiue sets converge away from the cutters to direct the,cards .between two sets of delivery rolls 39,

d and 39a, 46a, respectively, said sets of rollsV :,deiliytering:the'cafrds `at'different levels, as clearly shown Fig. 14.

The cards delivered by the two sets of rolls are -respectively received,in overlapping relation, as 'shown in Fig. 14 upon the upper stretchesof two endless conveyors li and 42 constituting parts of -a Acollectingmechanism and which carry the cards .to inclined ,collecting ltables i?tand -llfl against which said icards .are collected from .said luppervstretches in inclined .superimposed relation, as shown Figi.. l Y

The ,general organiza-Monof the 'machine having thus :been outlined,.the yconstruction for the several instrurn'entalities and theirsupports :and actuating connections will now :be describedgmcre indetail.

. YThe main frame rof 'the machine ycomprises 'a f pair of legsv.connected at their tops fby .a trans.- verse bed or icaprrnemberMounted fon the ends of the 'eed fifi 'are fbra'clcets 137i support`-ti'ie feedtable Si and :the strip supplying mechanism, .includingtheihorpper ',25., .Quand the Also rising from ythe cap member d'adjacent "the ends yof the a'tter are da, `which :suppont the bearingsthe :cutter Shasta and uprig'hts :its (see particu"v larlyFig.. -l-Sl.to which is pivoted, as at 5s, an auxiliary iframe '5l' .carrying VtheVdelivery vmechanism.V Y

Vl'flie :strip supplying mechanism :is carried eby anauXi-'liary fnamesupported on the brackets 1i? and adjustable thereon'llongitudinally ,ofthe ma` chine Vto vary the distance between the feed Vrelis 3i Vandcutters 34,235 in vaccordance `with `the Width -of thestrips. Saidauxiliary frame com-` prises side vmem-bers '52 l(see particularly Fig.l2) having at their rea-r ends upright `portions *53 connected by alcross member iis suitably secured thereto, as `bybolts 55; The sidemembers 52' are provided with slots 5% to receive bolts '5l by whichsaid members are secured to the brackets lil, said `slotspermitting'movement of the auxiliary frame longitudinally of the feedtable when said bolts are loosened, but said frame being clamped inadjusted position vby said bolts when the latter are tightened. Thisloi-igitudinal arl-l justment' iseiected by mean-s of pinions whichengage rac-ks 59 on the brackets'il, said pinionsbeing carried by asha-ft til journalled in bear? ings Si in the side members 52 andprovided at one end vwith a hand wheel The end uprights 25 of the hopperare formed, with biiurcated lugs 5d secured by set screws to vanupstanding flange t6 on the cross member 5d, loosening of said setscrews permitting ad?Y justrnent of said uprights along said ange iniaccordance 'with the length of the strips A. The

gate members .25 ar-e iorined with undercut grooves to receivedovetailed ribs `(see particularly Figs. 5, 6 and 9) on bifurcatedbrackets liliewise secured "by set screws S9 to the iiange 65. Saidgates are vertically adjustable on the CFI iti

, guid' ribs si,I to vary thelwidth fof' the discharge autoseropeing28in accordance withnthe thickness of the., stock,` by means` offadjusting screws .10 1 (see i particularly Figi 9) havingthreadedengagement 'attheir lowerendsswiththe brackets and swiv'i y eledadjacenttheir upper ends in lugs'H- secured; .asfby` screws 72, to the gatemembers ZSLerTheiad- `giustingyscre'w's 1|! `are formed `with shoulders13` againstgtwhich the lugs] are held'by springs` `'I4 interposedlbetween said lugs and the brackets 68.4

y 'Ilglejlugs Hare preferablyfsplit,andrprovided with Y f\Vshaft'|6,`whichris journalledzadjacent `its ends infslides Il(iseeparticularly Figs. 9` and` 13) guidedjfonvertical movement onupright por@` tions' of slides 19 which in turnare guided for feedfroller 3B preferablyeomprises af, cylinder 'of :clamping screws '|5`whereby the parts maybe se,- *cu'redin adjusted position. r

, rubberror other friction `materialmounted on a horizontal ,1movementyon the side `members 52.

1 'lllhe` slides '17| are `vertically `adjustable on :the "uprightportions 18 by. means of pinions B0-winch fengage racks 8| on saidupright portionsysaid pinionsv being vcarried by' a transverse shaft 82journalled; at its ends in the. slideswll` ,1 and pro*- vided .at oneend" with a 'handwheel 83.,"` The Vslides are secured in adjustedpositionbyv means ,of clamp screws; 84 which:` pass 4'through slots`85'in said upright` portions'aand engage threadedjopenings 86 1insaidslides. i The slides 19 lare horizontallyadjustable ,on the` side meme,bers 52 by` meansfof pinions x31 which engage` rackson' said` sidemembers, said pinicns being ycarried by across shaft 89'journalle`djinsuitable fg-be'aringsa on ,the slide 7S and` provided at t `Onieen'd,with ahand Wheel 90. 'Said slidesl'lg .are

secured `in adjusted position by' means of clamp slides andengagethreaded-openings,-931L in` said sidefmembers."` The horizontaladjustmentfof the n slide'sgB serves to adjust `tlfiefeedroller 13|)toward and from the feed ro1ler,29 in'accordance `with ,thejgwidth ofthe stripsdi- Thepadjustment vof Y2,11.eesldes on the uprights- 18serves togarijust the-roller 3i] vertically Withrespect toathe rollerThe feed roller 29 comprises `a Vseries,fofrings soflrubber orotherfsuitable` yielding frictional "material `mounted on a shaft`95wjournalled1at `its ,f,:rids in suitable bearingsintheside members 5to the gate members 26`but as hereinyshown an` 52atthelbasesoffthein-uprightportions 53: The rings S4 umay correspond in `^numberand .spacing additional ring is providedintermediate. said gate mebersj.f;'Ihe1rings9rl .are Ypreferably, bevelled "affiifeir, @dees4 asShown-awa thegate mme barebone @erfesnondinsly beveled as ndieied u `at4971, preferably with `rounded xedges, j whereby the strips Vare engagedby said rings l, and gates along` relatively, narrow:` pathsL 4it, yhafving beenfound in practice thata more accurate andgen, ets'factory"ceding f the Striasrisfsiected s way, para@ .larlyl incase; of astriayhih lightlyjoutof positionner Vis warpem,A truly plane form. f

Qu-@frita t f i edgepf the'fstrip A1 is `engagedby the-feed roll--v tvonefside v of` A,the f machine .the ,shafts i 16 and ofthefedY-rollersgf as@ 29l are provided we ratehetsjaaf1-cias;,respeeovelywim,which i `cooperate holding pawls |00andLllIfpivotednto suitablyfxedipaits of the machine, whereby saidrollers aregheld against retrograde rotation. At theyopposite'side ofthemachine said shafts 'I6 ,and,95. have loosely,` .mounted thereonVpinions |02 and IUSywhich mesh respectively with racks |941Y and |05.Theipinions |l2 and ||i3 arec`on Lnectedwith their respectiveshafts byone-way `clutches 'sand s` respectivelyl which mayMibe of any suitabletype such, for example, as that shown on the;pinion, `lill a disk fastonthe shaft and having ,in its: periphery cam` recesses |8,'and |09rollers in `the recess-es adapted to be wedged 15g` against the interior.surface ofthe hubl `when Y theflatter isrotated-in one direction` ortoibo" forced into the' notc'hesvlos whentne` pinionis rotated in theoppositedirection.

`Referring particularly to Fig. Y2, Vthe rack Midis pivoted at its endto an arm Il!) ona rock shaft ||1| journalled, in a bracket I2 on Vone`of the bracketsllg'l, said rock shaft having a second arm ||3`connected by a link i4 with a crank pini I5 `rigidlyconnected bylacrank arm |v|5cz,with"a` second'icrankpin |24jron a crank disk I6, the

Vlatter lbeing fast on theend of afcam `shaft extendingtransverselyofthe machine and jour-` nalledin bearings in brackets V| 8 dependingfrom i the l brackets 4 1:

pinion Nona-shaft |20 journalledgin a bracket The `rack |05 .meshes witha IZI'onthe aforesaid` bracket 41, said shaft having'ran 'arm|22fconnected by a link 4|23 with the crank :pin |24; By the mechanismabove describedjthefeed rollers 29 Aand 3Bare-intermittentlyfriotatedxin the same-direction, asi'ndii catedby thearrows on Fig. 9, thearrangemnt and proportion Ofthepartsbeingsuch thatthe,

rotationfofithe feed roller 36 commences prior to` lorini advance ofthat of the feed roller 29, While `the-latterj roller` whenstarted,isprefer-' ably rotated at a' slightly greater peripheral speedthan; the roller `39.l `The intitial rotation of the roller, bysurfaceengagement with the bottomstrip of-the stack as shown in" Fig. 9,*causesheld, :dueto the-restricted size of said opening l,as above described.``Continued rotation of Vthe `rolleril vcauses-said bottom stripfto Vbeslightly buckledgwasf. shown `at A: in Fig. 10e, thereby affording :a f1surface engagement` between `said 21 of .the gates 2G, particularly. if,said nextad- `jacent strip beslightly displaced forwardly, as

shown at A2 in Fig.V 10a. The action'last referred to prevents jammingof the Astrips in the feed opening, or .thefeeding ofY more than onestrip C l at a time,li as be `thegcase werethe .rear edgeof' the nextstrip above, designated at A73 .ihFigl 10'?,- be permitted to engagetheperipheryv Cf the` rol1e`rf29 and enter Vthe feed opening'inadvance-@of the strip A?" Thereafter the rotation off "the "roller, 29commences, and the `rear edge .of the'stripAlis forced through the 4feedopening 28by the combinedsurface engagement thereng-actioniofftheroller, as shown in Fig- 10,`

the rings `9jtyielding radiallyto permit this." The rotation of therollerj29 continues until the rear is s .rwiucii ,thereafter take Vupthe reed, this being iperrnittem. after the `positive rotation, of

Y 45:` l `the rearedge'of said 'strip to be Vforced towardthedischargeopening 281Where it is momentarily v,

' against those for the lower'roller by springs |21 interposed betweenthem and the fendsof the cross member ft. Said rollers are connected forrotation in opposite directions bygears |28.v

'lOlY legs 55.

VThe feed table 32 is supported from the brackets il and is in twosections leaving between them a central, longitudinally extending'slot|29, said sections being supported at their front and rear ends by crossV members |36 Ycarried by brackets |3|, (see particularly Fig. 4)depending from the brackets d1. Y

Referring particularly to Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 8, the pusher 33'is carriedby a slide |32 Aworking in the slot said slide having an undercut groove2 which receives a block-6| connected by a screw |35'with the rear endof the pusher 33, the latter being lguided on the upper surface of. thefeed table 52. The screw |35 serves to clamp the overhanging lips 5 ofthe groove 3 between the pusher 33 and the-block @,'thereby securing thepusher tothe slide |32. By loosening the screw |35 the pusher can beadjusted longitudinally of the slide |52 in accordance with the width ofthe strips-A and the adjustment above described of the stripsupplyingmechanism.

Secured, as by screws |31, to the underside of the slide |32 is a lug 8connected by a link |39 with the, upper end'of a lever |630 pivoted atits 'opposite end toa rod |i|| extending transversely of lthe machineandisupported at its ends in brackets |52 (Figs. l and 4) Yprojectingfrom the The lever |45 is provided intermediate its ends with a camroller |53 which cooperates with 'a path |56 in a cam |65 loose on thecam shaft Hl. Fast on said cam shaft is a-disk |46 provided with anarcuate slot |41v to receive a screw |53 having its end in threadedengagement with the cam |65. By tightening the screw |58 the cam M5 isclamped-to the disk! |45 for rotation therewith and with the camshaft|1, while vby loosening said screw the angularposition of the cam |415on the cam shaft, and consequently' the time of reciprocation of theslide |32 and pusher can be adjusted to compensate'for varying widths ofstrips. l

[The spring fingers 3B are carried by arms |49 depending from a crossbar |55 Awhich may, if desired, carry a lubricating strip |5| forthe-upper cutters 3d. The cross bar |553 is carried by arms |52 pivotedto caps |51 secured by bolts |58 to upper ends of the uprights 58, saidarms being providedrwith stop screws |53 which engage said caps by whichthe position of said cross bar can be adjusted.

The upper cutters 3d are adjustably secured to their 'shaft |555 bymeans of set screws |55 (Figs. 14 and l5) which engage bearing blocks|55 seated in a longitudinal groo-ve |51 in said shaft.

By loosening V'the set screws |55, the cutters 34' can be'adjustedlongitudinally of the shaft' |54 in accordance with the width of thecards Cto be cut. The lower cutters 35 aresplined to their acides? shaft|58 sov as to Vrotate therewith but move freely longitudinally thereofby. means of keys 26e seated in a longitudinal groove |59 in said shaftandreceived in notches in the interior surfaces of said cutters.Thecutters 35 are pressed laterally against the" cutters 34, so' as tocooperatewith the latter to' produce a shearing cut,

by means of spring fingers y|55 having at their ends bearing blocks |6|which engage the lateral faces of said cutters, said spring fingersbeing adjustably secured by clamps |62 to a rod |53 supl poite'd at itsends in the uprights 48. Also ad-v justably secured, as by clamps |59,to the rod |63, adjacent the end`V cutters 35 of the series, are trimturners |19 for deecting the scrap orv waste D downwardly; whereby itmay be discharged at a convenientpoint. The cutter shafts |5f| and' |58are .journalled at their ends in boxes |66 mounted in vertical slots |55Ain .the uprights 48 and secured in place byset screws |55in the caps|51, said shafts being'provided upon their ends with intermeshing gears|1| whereby said shafts are rotated in unison in opposite directions. A

The auxiliary frame 5| for the delivery mechanism comprises side or endmembers |12 connected by cross members |13, |14 and |15. 'I'he deliveryrolls 39, 4|), 39a and' 55a are journalled in the side members |12, theaxes of the lower rolls @il and. 55a of the respective sets being xedwhile the shafts or trunnions for the upper rolls 3S and 39a arereceived in slots |16 in the side members |12, lwhereby said rolls arepermitted to rest by gravity upon the rolls 4|] and dile;y The planes ofthe aXes of the two rolls of each set are preferably inclined inopposite directions tothe vertical, so as to permit said rolls tocooperate more eniciently with the deflectors 3B and 31a, 38a,respectively, in receiving the cards therefrom, said cards as they arereceived Y from said rolls upon the conveyors 4| and 42 beingpressedinto engagement with the latter .by yielding fingers |11.

The deectors 51, 38, 51a and 38a are preferably o-f the substantiallyH-shaped form shown most clearly in Fig. l'Yand are provided with springfingers or clips |15 whereby the deflectors 38 and 38a are adjustablysecured to flanges'on the upper' and lower cross members |13 and |15respectively, and the defiectors 31 and 31a are similarly secured toopposite, relatively angularly disposed faces of a bar 5 secured totheinter` mediate cross member |14. Said deflectors are disposed andadjusted'on said cross members and bar in accordance with the adjustmentof the cutters 3A, the -deiiectors 35 and 38a being preferably disposedwith their forward ends in lateral engagement with the cutters 34 and 35respec tively, or closely adjacent thereto, in order to act as strippersfor disengaging the' cards from the said cutters. Y l

As above stated the auxiliary frame 5| is piv oted to the uprights t9,permitting-said frame andthe delivery mechanism carried thereby tov beturned backwardiy upon its pivot, as shown in Fig. 19, in which-positionit rests upon supporting surfaces |19 at the upper ends of the uprights45,- thereby affording convenient access to the cutters and deflectorsfor the purpose of adjusting thesame. For convenience'in'manipulatingthe vframe 5|, one of the end members |12 A thereof may be providedwithasuitable handle 26|.

Referring ftoFig. l, lthecollecting mechanism is carried by an auxiliaryframe independently @domper supported. on the oisby @fights .Isn an'dislandcomprises` two spaced parallel; tables |82 `and |83,` the ^table |82being directly 1 supported upon4 the upper 'endsof theuprights" |80 fand8| ,and

l tachably secured to said blocks |84 by pins |85.V l

The collecting table 43 is supported-by suitable brackets! |85 from'thetable. |82, while -th`e collol'ecting table 44` issupportedbyfabracket *|81*v j -connecting cantilevermembers `|88"which extendrearwardly from theuprights "HilleV `The `fingers i `orpressers` |11 arecarried 'by rock shaftsf |89 "journalled in brackets |90 extendingupwardly i5 `frommemines lszandlaasaidiwck shafts hav:a

i `ingarms |9| connectedby springs `|92 with said `tables The conveyor4lpasses about rollers-|93 i #fand |94` journalled in* suitable bearings'atjthe l'endsof 'the` table |83, while the `1conveyorl42- simill v "2,0ila'rly passes about rollers |95 and |93 journalled@in*sui'tableybearings at the oppositefends ofthe i table |82, therollers |94 and |9511being. inf` close proximity to:I the collectingtables 431.and{44, "ref 251 mneferrmg particularly folug.` aat'hesijartsl |91 and lilgof` the rollers i |93 and '195, are provided.fzwitlr ratchets l| 99. andi 200 cooperatingwith pawls i lon `saidshaftsgand provided-with armsy '205 and tpawlfcarrier 2Il4j is connectedby `a link 208i` toa `Ucrank arm291on aashaft 2|0j0urnalledi'inrarlinkiV4 208 lis preferably detachably connected` with 11u35` the ,arm-`286 tov permit the collectingmechanism .tobe removedfrom the remainderof 'the machine d when desired;` The detachable connectionprefertablycomprisesf a- `pin `2 I2 .and a, 'telescopingl sleeve and;normally held'inengagenient with 'said openthe tensioni of. the' spring2145,` amont ofv the opening, `to permit the` pin 2| 2 to be. moved late45 erally out of said. opening-through a .notch 2|5,

Figs.. 2 and 19) .i The shaft of;j the rearzroller. |96 of .the lower;Vconveyor 421-is preferably provided 4withl ahand crank 2161;(Fig. 1).-`toypermit the upper reach `of said "conveyor` and `the cards there? 5baonY to be manually withdrawn'from` beneath@the` .table lcawhen themachine -is stopped. ff;- .f he1brackets-f|86 landgllgin additionptosupporting: theA collecting tables 43 and .44l preferably ,fromftheconveyorsby the collector'tablesfmaylbe ilmanually bunched Y for packing`in` boxes .onfthe i .frameare preferablywvprovided with rollers or:wheels '2|'9, `while the cantilever projections f|88 are` providedwith-handlestZZU, whereby the whole ,collectormechanism may be` movedawayfrom the f smachineto permit .thetturning Icfg-the `delivery `I3received in asuitagble opening inl the 296 ing by1agspring:2|.4 (Fig.5), said sleeve "being capable of `being `slid back: on theV pin-2| 2,`against Y @Power 'supplied-tothe machine `from V"any suitableA`source,-` preferably by anfelec'tric motor 22|; (Figs. 1;.2vand-4)supported on thecrossmem- Aum zzlviseonnectedfby afbei `222 with-aipuuey 223.0113, shaft 224 journalledatitsinner end `in rights48"`andjat lits outer "endi in a bracket 226 i Vsecured .to'itheadjacent standard 45.` The shaft with"theigear| '||`on the lowencuttershaft and actuates` the cutters; and witha sprocket "228 con- `Vneotedbya. chain229 witha'sprockuet`23" on the "shaft 12H3 -forfrotatingthelattelflf The-10wer cutter shaftis` provided withA a pulley`23| (Figs. 4,161 and 8') l 'connected by a -belti232-having asuitable'belt tightener 233 with a pulley 234 loose onl thecamlshaftilt'l andadapted-to be connected therewimiby Aa. clutchzssixoperatedby a suitatie 'clutch "c'oritrollerl 236'. 'Iheflowercuttershaft is `falso provided with a handrwheel ",250 jeby which the" machine@may be` manually operatedi As pusher v331- throughthe `|45 andalso-operates fthe feed rollsV` 29 i and-30 "through' theV` crank diskprovide sucient slack in the'chain' 2381to-p`errn`it` `@the adjustmentsabove described of the strip! suple plyingmechanism asv awholelzl-i TheshaftfZ |91 is connected byA gears 24|] (see particularly. Figswz"and,5) with'a shaft 24| Vextendingffacrossfthe vmachine'and journalledat one endinthe-bracket '2| |f and atits opposite end in abracketf2tt2`(Fig. l i8) carriedibythe standardj45`1i`n the oppositesidel'of-thelmachinmfv The-shaft-l24| is provided" "244i which likewisepasses about `sprocketsfr245 long. the shafts-of the lower.` deliveryrolls tand 48a of the two sets, whereby said lrollsgare positivelydriven :The sprocket chain' 244 is provided. with: va spring operatedchain tightener 2461in orderto `permit suiiicient slack in saidfchainitopermit the vdelivery mechanism to be turnedinto.itsoperative Y positionas shown in Fig. 8er intothe adjusting;-

. position shown in1Fig.-19. 15' i i l When the `machine is to beputintcfoperation,

the variouslinstrumentalities are rstadjusted Vin accordance `withthetype of stockltoiibefused and the particular size and thickness' ofV thecards to be cut'therefrom.1With theicollecting mechanismfmo'ved back`and i the delivery `mechanism tipped into the position shown in Fig.l9,` thecutz- Y ters,i deiiectors and trimturners aref` adjusted -inaccordance with the `width of the cards andi the length ofrthe' stripsfrom 'which' they are-euh` after '.which the delivery andcollecting.meclia-' nisms are-*returned to their normal positions;

stri'ps,fand` the gates 26" adjusted bythescrews "1n inlaccordance'witnthethickness-0fsaid strips. i The strip supplying:mechanism l! af whole is :adjusted-by-*meansfof thehand wheel 83imaccordance with the widthof vthel str-ipsgso as to provide`for-#the.proper distance Abetween'the feed `rolls 3| andthe cutters inorder that the strips may be Aproperly supplied to thafveedtable V32 inadvance 'of the cutters and at: the rear of the pusher- 33.-\Saidpush'eris likewiseadjustedon its actuating slide" |32 forftliesamelpurposegj and the'` cam1`|45 lsuitably'adjustedA to provide forthepropertiming of said pusher.Y` The lfeedroll30 sadjustedhori--sprpckenvzsr cbnneotdbyfa chamszssewitha 1 sprocket 239 on? the shaftbf1 the lower feed :roll -3 |,1asuitableSchamtightener 9 pivoted onth'ecam"60' The en'd uprights .25 offthe-hopperareseton the ange i 66` inlaccordance iwith` Athe length" of i the lchine is then st rted :by.clcsing .the switch (nc-t Y vand .-..I; strips are thereupon fedircmthe pcttcm .0f .the :stack inthe hcpper Jcy the feed rolls y 2i1a1nd .3 0

' said strips with respect tQl .s hcyvn) which .controls the meter2.;2l;. This puts .inte eperaticn vall ci the mechanisms ci .themaschine `with thefexcepticn ci the ,strip supplying mechanism. Thelatter mechanism is .started by @eneaging theclntch 235 .by means ofthe.clutch c cntrellci' 12.35, which puts the feed rollers 2.9, .36 and.vpusher x33 intol operatien.. The

and depcsited by the feed relis .3 l cn .the freed table i2 the 101itl-11e pusher 33,. which, with the :assistance ci :the springIingerst.,lsery es tcsquare Ve cutters and puts ethelin finto'.engagement. with melatten The individual cardsy into .which .the Astripsare divided A by stl-iecutteifs are 'displacedeby the latten-alter-`:nately ,Opposite directions and .are ndirected by the' deiiectcrs'ton-the delivery -rclls which .deliver tk ;e,rnte the Vccnyeycrs -A-Iand .412 fbywhih they 'are' carried t0. and Vicellected I.by thecgllecti-ng fiables 43 anidAA.. We claim; L35 'lffln Aa .card .cuttingmachine, inscinbinaticn,

' tating b rhpart d in @hopper adapted to receive agstackV of strips cicardstock and having `an ,upright gate -at its de.- A'livery `side,means spaced from the ilcwer end cf saidfgateficr lforming with lthelatteraa discharge openingfier-.si-xigle strips, aieed rollerfpcsiticned v to :initiiert-.said '-stackad'the side Qppnste said gate,'and means -fpl positivelyviotatingesad roller "tosfoizce st-ripsxircmthe ebottem'vof :sa-id stack into fsaidtdischaree-opening. Y Y l r2..'In a card .relittirie machine,-

combination, fa hcnper "adapted tc `ieceiye ya stack of stri-ps cffegcard-stoek and-having an upright gate 'atfits xdelivery side, a. feedrollefspaced, fmmthe 10p/e1' endrcf said Agate for forming fthe `lattera "discharge cpening -icr 'single.strinseV a--seccnd feedrclierpcsiticned ,tc support saidzstaclsatthe side V. Qmicsite 'saidrgate; "and means wier. '.pcsiti-yely rcth ci said rollers to feedstripsfrom the-betteln ac f said s taektnrongh saidsdischarge opening, y

a card I.cutting machine, insccinbinatien, a hopper' adapted tol`receive a .stack ci strips pcf .card stock and having an upright gateiat `its delivery side, `afeed rnlleispaced ircinthe -lewer end pcf::said gate for forming with. the-latter l.a discharge opening .fersingle' strips? asecend feed fr cllerY pcsiticned .tcs'uppcrtsaid-stackat'the side zcnpcsite. .said igate, and means including racksandfpiniensandrcneeway driyineccnnecticns ici' intermittently .fctating.said Tellers to feed strips lircrntlfle tetten;V ci .said stackthroughsaid dis.- ychange Opening, Y f :ea card cutting machine, theccmbinaticn withinechanisrn ici" suppcrtineza stack vci ystripsd'stcckand .for feeding said stri-ps singly lie-battent cisaid-'staclssci 11i-.leans ici adst g said .te vai-ry the inclinaticnfit the ncriaentalatWhich-said strips are-supance with; the.ifricticnalfcharacter'rci the'st riaccs..'cisaidfstcclav .a-ncppeiadaptedfl i' acides-7 Lcard stock and:hay/'ing at its lacttcm ,a lateraldis charge .Opening ici .single s trips.,a .feedrcller fp ce siticned tesnppdrtsaid stackat the side 4eppc.-

site said Opening., ineens fer ,adjusting the pesi.- vtien Qi said:feller :yviitnrreferemre tc said .charge sperling and lineare :ferretailing .said relier -tcieed strips. iro-n.1 the pcttcm ci y.saidstack clash said discharge sperling..

m6.: ard cutting machine, combinati.. n, a stack ei .strips @i itsbetten-.1 aiateial diss teardstccls and ha-vine charge @percing :forsingle-strips, .a iced :roller pcsiticned tc support .said stack at the:side cppcsite said opening, means for acljusting :the-pesi? tion Aofsaid relier with reference to (said dise v,charge opening, and meansincluding .a rack and pinion andra one-Way, driying connection :for:intermittently rotating v.said vroller. to deed strips from the bottomci. said stack through .seid dis'.-

:charge opening. Y

7. In .a @ard cutting machine, in combination, a hopper adapted toreceive Va stack of 'strips pf card Estock. and having 'at its delivery.side-.an

fupitightgate prnvided With-.an outwardly bevelled icwer end, vmea-11sspaced-from saddled/.er fend fior icm-ling :therewith a dischargel(mening for single fstrips, 'a lfeed :rc1-ler positioned te suppcrtI:said

` stack at 4thefside aoppcsite'said gate, and -means for rotating saidrelier :to` force .the stiips gade jacent the W)cci-,tcm :of the stackagainst said `beyelled end and to feed fsad lstrips singiy fromthe'bottem of said stack 'through said'idischarge 'opening'.

B. In. a, :Card :cutting machine, in combination, 2L-hopper adapted Storeceive a. stackzof strips'cf :ca-rd stock and hai/ing van lupi-ightgate at its delivery side, `said gate`having an 'ouiNvardl-y.-beyelledlower end, :a'feed 'relier spaced from tla'edower'nd .ofsaidga'te for forming with the ilatter. a discharge opening '-for.single strips, e,

stack at fthe side Aopposite :Said gate, and means for intermittentlyrotating aothfof 'said rollers to yfeeld :strips 'from vthe :bottom fofsaidfstck 'through 'said discharge opening, said d'cta'tirig meansfbeing constructed andrarrarigedto rdtlte said second lfeed roller. einadvance fo'f isaid iiirst- Avnamed ffeed roller.

9. In a cardcuttgmachin'e, in ecrribnatn,

a serieslof cutters, a 'feeditabIe 'over'whih strips "o`f 'card vstockfare presented to -rs'a'd 4fcmtte1'-s,l'4a. ipush'er Vfor advancingfsaidstrips laterally :across isaid table ito said cutters; Farid istripsupplying mechanism including fafhopper adapted itoire strips laterallyfrom said hopperand delivering `them 'to said ifeed ttable adjacent-said'-pusher.

10. Inra card cuttinglfrfnagliine, ine'combinatmn, 'aseries'ofcutteis,afeed table ever Which-strips o'f `card 'stockare-present'edtofsaid` cuttersfaipusher forfad-yancing "saidstripsllateiallyiacrossfsaid @table to :said cutters, 1istrip''supplying.f'mechar-sm Iincluo'ung a hopper adapted to receive 1a' fsta'ckrcfv'strips and cmeans tier i feeding saidz'strips laterally lfrom Vsaidhopper and deliven'gxthem -t'osaidE feed are .presented-ltc'saidputters,.a pusher foradvanc- :second deeds-'011er positioned to support saidA'fins strips laterally ac rcssi-ssaidftaple to said-'cut- :i5

ters, strip supplying mechanism including a hop- 'l c peradapted toreceive a stack of strips, and means @"for feeding said strips laterallyfrom said hopper ffand delivering them to said'feed table adjacent saidpusher, and means whereby the stroke of said pusher may be varied. j

j 12. InY a card cutting machine,` in combination, `a series of cutters,a feed table over which strips are presented to said cutters, a pusherforadvancters, strip supplying mechanism including a hopper adapted toreceivea stackofrstripsand means 13. In a card cutting machine, thecombination f'ting stock 4into a series of cards and comprising twoparallel coacting series of coaxial rotary cutr ters; the severalcutters of one series coacting with those of `the otherV togeffect ashearingcut andengaging the sameV alternately at `opposite sides,

, placed-in opposite directions from thev original f plane of the stripas they are cut, of means'vfor directing said "alternate `cards in asthey vleave said cutters. Y Y o `14. In a card cutting machine,incombination, a series of cutting :instrumentalities for cutting i.stock into a series of cards and comprising two l c n `a. hopper,adapted to receive a stack of strips of ,l card stock and having anupright gate at its de- ,livery side, a feed roller having a yieldingsurface l `and spaced from the lower end of lsaid gate a dis.-

tanceslightly less than the thickness of a strip for 40 opening forsingle strips,V a second feed rollerpo- Y,

e parallel shafts provided with coacting rotary cutters longitudinally,adjustable thereon, deflectors ffor directing adjacent cards of Vtheseriesin diff fferent paths as they leave said cutters', and a frame inwhich said deectorsfarej adjustable'in accordance with the adjustment ofsaidcutters, said frame being movable away from said cutters to rendersaid cutters and deilectors accessible f for purposes of adjustment.' ii 15. In a card cutting machine, in combination, a series of cuttinginstrumentalitiesfor cutting stock into a series of-cards andcomprising, two parallel Vshafts provided with coacting rotary cutterslongitudinally adjustablethereomaccllecting strips laterally across saidtablejtosaid cut-` ,with a series of cutting/instmmentalities for cut wf whereby alternate cards of the seriesaredis-Y different` paths' ingunit including a plurality of conveyors, and e a delivery unit includinga plurality of sets of feed rollsto deliver cards to saidlconveyorsr'e-A spectively and `deiiectors for directing adjacent cards of theseries to different sets of feed rolls as they:le`ave the cutters, saiddeflectors being adjustable in said delivery unit in accordance with theadjustment of said cutters, said 'collecting c unit being movable awayfrom said delivery unit, `and said deliveryunit being movable away fromsaid cutters to render said cutters and deectors accessible for purposesof adjustment.

\ 16. In a machine having card, cutting mecha-- `nism,collectingmechanism for the cut cards Vcomprising an endless conveyor having anupper stretch movable away from said cutting mechavnism `and acollectingtable at the. delivery end of said stretch inclined upwardly and in thedisaid cards are collected Vfrom said stretch in inclinedsuperimposedrelation. i 17. In aV card cutting machina'in combination,

a hopper adapted to receive a stack of strips of 1 cardstock andhavingan upright gate at its` delivery side, afeed' roller spaced from thelower end of said gate for forming-with the latter a dis-` chargeopening lfor single strips, a second feed `roller positioned to supportsaidstack at the side opposite said gate, and means for. intermittentlyrotating said rollers, said rotating means being constructedandarrangedA to rotate said second feed roller in -advance ofv saidfirst-Lnamedfee'd roller."

18.A In a card fcrmingwith the latter a restricted discharge sitioned tosupport said stack at the side opposite said gate; and means forintermittently rotating said rollers, said rotatingmeans beingconstruct-f` 7 cutting machine, in combination,

